# NTSB ATL82FLJ02: Piper PA-24, N222JG, Chapel Hill, NC, October 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1981
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC · CHAPEL HILL, NC
- Location: 35.9283° N, 79.0401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chapel Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9283&lon=-79.0401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3403  81/10/30   CHAPEL HILL,NC      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 709
        TIME - 2132                    N222JG              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORACE WILLIAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAGERSTOWN,MD               FLORENCE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- L MAIN FUEL TK 5GALS,R MAIN 30GALS,L AUX EMPTY,R AUX 5GALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N222JG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horace Williams

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811030071119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030071119A), Oct 30, 1981: Piper PA24250, Chapel Hill, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Crashed into a ravine on forced landing. Found fuel selector on empty tank. No engine defect.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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